Day 363 – almost at a year

Hi Everyone, I can’t believe we’re almost at the one year mark. In many ways it still seems surreal. Whenever there is a major event either good or bad, it’s common to replay the moments that surround that event. When the experience is good, the memories evoke joy and...

Day 362 –

Hi everyone, Corey’s smile was back today. Thank goodness she had a good day. Speech, PT and OT all went extremely well. Unfortunately, I was under the weather today. I think Corey knew and she did what she could to manage her day so I could try to make it through...

Day 361 – I want a Hot Dog

Hi Everyone, Corey had a good session with speech today. Diane was testing for auditory memory. She would list 3 words in sequence. She would repeat 2 of the 3 words in the second round and ask Corey to write and/or speak the word that was missing. She was about 50/50...

Day 360 – burning mouth syndrome

Hi Everyone, Corey’s day was a little better. She was still very tired but she wasn’t as agitated as she was yesterday. Our nurse reported that she did not want to participate in speech therapy today. Corey has been complaining about mouth pain. We think it is...

Day 359 – it’s never too late

Hi Everyone, Corey had a rough day but we were expecting it! It’s not uncommon to have a few bad days after a busy weekend of company, activity and/or travel. I haven’t begun my continuous family leave yet as I’m wrapping up some projects for my accounts....